Episode #342
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Scientifically Illiterate Politicians
Interview with Derek Bartholomaus
- http://www.billymeierufocase.com/ http://www.iigwest.org/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Scientists have demonstrated a procedure in rats that allows a severed nerve to repair itself in as little as 7 days, rather than the months that would normally be required. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/10.1002/jnr.23023
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Item #2
Science
Researchers have published a study that suggests that the growth of information on the internet will ultimately be limited by human brain capacity, not economic or other factors. http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1340121-0
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Item #3
Fiction
Scientists have developed an implantable pacemaker made from living cells that does not requires batteries and therefore never needs to be recharged. http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-powering-pacemakers-heartbeat-vibrations.html
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“…if we offer too much silent assent about mysticism and superstition – even when it seems to be doing a little good – we abet a general climate in which skepticism is considered impolite, science tiresome, and rigorous thinking somehow stuffy and inappropriate. Figuring out a prudent balance takes wisdom.” - Carl Sagan The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark